Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (fda) has recommended a ban on sale of soft drinks in government schools on the basis of a study that showed they contained pesticides. However, the state government is yet to take a decision on the fda recommendation, says an official spokesperson. "We received …
After sullying its image by pumping groundwater from Indian villages, Coca-Cola went in for a public relations exercise: it co-sponsored the 2nd International Groundwater conference (igc), 2006. The School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University , played the role of
In August 2004, two officials of Ladakh Foods Limited (lfl), a Leh-based company processing seabuckthorn (Leh berry) were charged with embezzling Rs 3 crores (see
netting laws flouted: Italian fisherfolk continue to flout the European ban on use of driftnets. A recent report points to loopholes in the Italian law as one the main reasons for this. The report demanded urgent action to stop illegal fishing of swordfish and tuna, and to protect cetaceans like …
the joint Parliamentary Committee's (jpc) recommendations in its report on pesticide residues in, and safety standards for, soft drinks, fruit juices and other beverages have elicited little response from the Union government. An action taken report, submitted to the parliament by the Union government of health and family welfare (mohfw) …
Soft drinks are in for further trouble in Maharashtra as both the Food and Drug Administration (fda) and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (mcgm) have recommended a ban on colas in schools, as its consumption is linked with health problems amongst school children. Supporting the recommendation of the fda, the …
There is more bad news for cola giants. Two members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) in Andhra Pradesh have urged the government to provide these soft drinks at subsidised rates so that farmers can use them with pesticides to protect crops. Vouching for the efficacy of colas in driving away …
the American Beverage Association (aba), a trade body, has decided to ban the sale of soft drinks in elementary and middle schools of the us. aba recently said its members will only stock bottled water and 100 per cent juice in elementary schools and will provide "only nutritious and/or lower …
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of popular energy drink Red Bull in the state on the charge that it contains ingredients of animal origin. Some media reports alleged that one of the enzymes used in the drink comes from the bile of oxen. Red Bull …
the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (kspcb), on July 1, 2005, announced the detection of high cadmium content in the effluents of Coca-Cola's plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district. The soft drinks major is already fighting a legal battle over groundwater exploitation by the plant, which is currently not functional. …
in response to Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's clarification applications, on June 1, 2005, the Rajasthan High Court (hc) issued final directions on the exact declaration regarding pesticide content to be made on the packaging of soft drinks by manufacturers. "...we require the applicants to declare on soft drink bottles, package or …
Notice to Coke: The Supreme Court (SC), on May 6, 2005, issued a notice to multinational soft drinks company Coca-Cola on a plea of Kerala's Perumatty grama panchayat, which sought an order to stop Coca-Cola from drawing 0.5 million litres of groundwater daily for its Plachimada bottling unit. The permission …
Will multinational soft drink companies never learn to value natural resources? While Coca-Cola is still in the middle of a controversy over unmindful groundwater exploitation in Kerala's Palakkad district, Pepsi is now charged with a similar crime. In a petition to prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Forum on Social and …
News of Coca Cola's (Coke) crimes in the third world has reached the boardroom. Shareholders grilled chief executive Neville Isdell on Coke's role in groundwater depletion in India and killings of union worker in its Columbia bottling plants. Isdell reacted, "As long as anyone continues to believe these allegations, we're …
In July-August 2003, when soft-drink firms across the country were struggling to contain the impact of the discovery of pesticide residues in their products, in Kerala, Coca-Cola came under intense scrutiny for distributing sludge from its bottling unit at Plachimada in Palakkad district containing cadmium and lead to local farmers, …
